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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 99-108 BY: COUNCILMAN MICHAEL GAREAU, JR. AN ORDINANCE CREATING NEW SECTION 929.04 OF CHAPTER 929 OF THE STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE, ENTITLED "UNDERGROUND UTILITY AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS" TO REQUIRE THE CONSTRUCTION OF UNDERGROUND SERVICE DROPS OR CONNECTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF- WAY OR A UTII.ITY EASMEMENT TO COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, WHICH ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, developers of single-family residentially zoned property have long been required by this City to construct underground service drops or connections to new houses as a condition to receiving a building permit to develop their property; and WHEREAS, developers of commercial property in this City should, as a condition to receiving the benefits of a city building permit, likewise be required, as a part of their development or redevelopment of such property, to provide underground service drops or connections from the public right-of-way or a utility easement to new commercial buildings or to existing commercial buildings and/or other improvements on commercial property undergoing substantial redevelopment; and WHEREAS, this Council accordingly desires to impose such a requirement upon all developers and redevelopers of commercial property within the City of North Olmsted; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That there be, and hereby is, created new Section 929.04 of Chapter 929 of the Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code, which, as created, shall read in its entirety as follows: "929.04 CONSTRUCTION OF UNDERGROUND SERVICE DROPS OR CONNECTIONS UPON COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES REQUIRED. (a) With all new construction; with all signs and lights constructed; with future telephones and self-contained service units, such as "golden goats" and beverage machines situated away from buildings, and when there is major rehabilitation of a building, that is, when the cost exceeds fifty percent (50%) of building value in its pre-rehabilitation state, every such owner of commercial property shall construct, or if applicable reconstruct, underground service drops or connections for every telephone, electric, cable television or similar utility or communication service to buildings in accordance with the standards and other provisions of this Chapter. For purposes of this section's requirements, commercial property is defined as land zoned for any